Sam Bennett sprinted to victory in stage 6 ofTour of Qatar 2015 for Team Bora - Argon 18. Niki Terpstra took his second consecutive overall Tour of Qatar victory for Team Etixx - Quick-Step, finishing with an advantage of six seconds over Maciej Bodnar of Tinkoff Bank - Saxo Bank and nine seconds over Alexander Kristoff (Katusha Team).

In making Paris-Roubaix predictions, one observer wrote of Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), “He will not be a free agent, but he could surprise in support of Tom Boonen. One overlooks him at one’s peril.”

Niki Terpstra powers to fame and victory in Paris-Roubaix 2014 for Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep.

Like a year ago, in Dukhan, where Brent Bookwalter captured the first stage, clear from the pack of hungry sprinters, Niki Terpstra made the best of his breakaway to clinch his first win at the 2014 Tour of Qatar.